Common Objections to Becoming a Beachbody Coach or Purchasing
a Challenge Pack
I'm here to talk to you a little bit about
Beachbody coaching and objections. Everybody has an objection- trust me; I've
heard them all because I had them too! My friend worked on me for quite a while
before getting me to sign up, and I wanted to share with you some of the
objections I had before signing up because I hear them all the time now as a
coach when I approach other people. Getting objections from other people is
frustrating and to be honest, it kind of breaks my heart because I had them and
I broke through them; I had faith in my friend that she would not be steering me
wrong and I'm so glad that I listened to her because my life has changed in so many
ways once I finally put the objections and the excuses aside and took a chance on
myself to not only change my fitness but also financial future by becoming a
coach.
I’ll get to specific objections to being an “active” coach
later, but first I want to talk about what people say to getting a challenge
pack or sale bundle. One of the top objections I hear all the time is “I don't
have the money” Oh my goodness, I totally felt that way too! I'm a stay-at-home
mom, my husband is a schoolteacher and we are paying off 2 sets of private
college tuition: it is tough! I did not think that we had the money either at
first. Fortunately, my husband and I work from a budget so we saw on paper what
our income was and we kept track of what we were spending every month and we decided
to prioritize our health and instead of paying money to go to the doctor, we
decided to try to prevent some sickness. If we took away one or two times of
going out to eat for a month, or some of the extra things that we were spending
money on that we really didn't need to be buying, we could we could swap those
out for Shakeology and a challenge pack. I really don't miss all that extra
stuff but we have felt the benefits of Shakeology and it's been a year and half
of drinking it every single day. I would not spend that money every single
month if I didn't feel the health benefits and know that it is worth it, because
trust me, I could totally be using that $100+ a month to get ahead on our
loans, or go out to eat a couple more times in a month, and just enjoy other
things like to the movies. But I'm so glad that I'm healthy and I think that
you'd find that too, but you've got to take that chance for yourself.
If you are not sure that you want to sign up and it's a lot
of money to put on the line, guess what? You can try the program, you can drink
the entire bag of shakes and if you're not happy with the results you got or
how you feel, you can get your money back even after you drink them! Now that
is a money back guarantee one hundred-percent; there's really nothing to lose
at that point when you know that you can drink them and still get your money
back if you're not happy. That's how much faith that Beachbody has in the
products that they put out.
Another thing: maybe it might take a couple months of saving
to get yourself signed up- that is fine! Maybe you can sell a few things- my
husband and I sell stuff on Facebook and eBay all the time to make room for our
fun purchases. Or maybe you can say “Let's invest in ourselves this year for
Christmas. Let's not get each other gifts, let's get each other a challenge
pack.” It'll be a gift that lasts a lot longer.
If you still can’t swing it to continue Shakeology monthly
even after looking at your budget or selling things- I totally understand! You
could drink half a shake a day (your bag will then last 2 months) or split a
serving with your spouse every day. You're still going to get those extra
nutrients; maybe not a full dose but it's still going to make a difference in
your day. We drink half a shake a day too: you my husband and I are not at the
point where we can afford two bags a month but we've still seen changes in our
health and our lives just from drinking half a shake a day. What I’m trying to
say is that if you make your health a priority, then you'll find a way to make
it work.
Now, onto some things people think about becoming a coach and
why they wouldn’t be able to do it or be good at it. People always say: “I
don't have the time” and I did not think that I had the time either. Even as a
stay-at-home mom I was busy doing other things, but how much time do you spend watching
TV a day? I know most people now have a DVR, so what you can do is DVR your
favorite show ahead of time and then fast forward through the commercials. Your
hour-long show just turned into 40 minutes and you now have time to fit in that
half an hour workout, especially if you watch more than one show a night! Half
an hour is such a small percentage of your day, but it's going to give you so
much more energy and it’s going to make you feel so much better.
Another thing I hear a lot is “I don't have the time to be a
coach.” Well, you can dedicate as much time or as little time as you want into
being a coach, especially for those Beachbody coaches that work full-time and
have family events too. That is not my situation since I'm stay-at-home mom, so
I have a little more time during the day to reach out to people. The most
successful coaches use something called a “Power Hour” and that is where you
set your focus for one hour to do the things for your business like inviting
people everyday and spending time catching up with people. Let’s be honest:
everyone scrolls on Facebook!! I scroll on Facebook; you use Facebook during
your lunch hour; you log on after you get home from work or before bed. Why not
take that time scrolling on Facebook and instead of just mindless scrolling,
focus on connecting with people and having conversations. It's not posting
sales on your wall and selling to people all the time. It's just building
relationships and with that, an opportunity to present Beachbody to them should
come about naturally in your conversation. If you're posting about what you're
doing for your health and fitness to your wall daily, people are going to see it
and they might ask you about it or a chance for you to you invite them to your
accountability group or to the coaching opportunity might come about naturally
as you are talking.
Another excuse I had before signing up as a coach was that being
a coach scared me! I was not at my goal weight or body; I was not a picture of health.
I thought, “I'm not perfect. No one is going to want to look at me as an
example to follow.” But honestly what I’ve
found is that is the opposite! Almost every day I get a message saying “the
fact that you're posting every day about your workout inspires me.” Perfection
does not inspire people- it doesn't! When you see those “perfect” people in the
magazines or on TV, that doesn't really inspire you. It almost makes you feel
bad about yourself because you're not that perfect.
Guess what? I have stretch marks and I still have areas on my
body I'm not happy with or would like to change but I work out everyday, I
share my struggles, and the fact that I'm not feeling it someday and don't want
to work out but I choose to press play and I choose to post about it, that's all
I'm doing! As a coach, I’m trying to show people that I take that one extra
step of SHARING and that is what gives other people motivation to try and what inspires
them. A sales pitch or an advertisement does not inspire people; being
relatable and being honest is what it takes to be a coach.
Still another objection I had is “What will people think of
me?” I didn't really want to put myself out there. I got to the point where
holding back/not sharing as much or being honest in my posts was affecting my
relationships. So many of our relationships now are cultivated through social
media because we do not live close to a lot of our friends and family. My best
friend lives in Wisconsin so obviously I don't see her very often at all but I
share on social media with her and I message her daily, so if I wasn't being
truthful in what I posted online our friendship wouldn't be real. I got to a
point where I stopped caring what other people thought about me because I can't
control what anyone thinks about me; all I can control is myself and my reactions
to people. If they don't like what I post, then they are free to unfriend me,
unfollow me, block me, whatever. I don't need their negative energy bringing me
down anyways! I'm going to share who I am and if you like that, that's awesome and
you are the kind of person that I want in my life being friends with me. I got
past being embarrassed and being scared or knowing what to post as a coach. I
just post who I am and the people who identify with that are the people that I’m
going to want to partner with me in accountability groups and to be on my team
as coaches. You’ve heard of the idea that “like attracts like”: you put out
there who you are and the people that want to follow you will follow you!
Those are a lot of hesitations that I had before I started as
a coach and now that I'm on the other side, I wanted to tell you that you're
not the only person with objections: I get messages with them all the time. Those
are just my experience having overcome those objections and I hope this has
helped you realized that you don't have to be perfect and you don't have to
know everything. We have trainings available and however you much time and
energy you want to devote to this business to creating financial freedom for
your family, or just saving $20something a month on your Shakeology and working
on yourself and you may be referring a friend once in awhile that's totally fine!
Being a coach on whatever level you choose is fine with me. I hope this post helps
with some of the objections you may be having right now and if you have any questions,
please let me know!
